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What would happen if...?
Let's say that an atom... using Silicon as an example, were to instantly vaporize as a result of the strong force being released (protons repelling from one another and electrons crashing towards the protons inward).
I imagine that there would be some form of extreme radiation or something, and then the sample itself would probably give the appearance of instant vaporization, or possibly look like an explosion.
What do you think would happen?
So if e=mc^2, what exactly is the energy and the mass in. Heat energy, kinetic energy, etc. Also what is mass as? Grams, moles, etc.
(By the way, this might sound kind of funny, but I'm totally needing this information for a comic book/ story that I'm writing. Just trying to keep things accurate, lol)
1 Answer
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
e = mc^2
There would be a release of energy equal to the mass of the atom times (2.99792458*10^8 m/s)^2.
"e" is potential energy.
The actual energy would be less due to Planck's Law.